Hollywood and the film industry have long had a major problem with equality when it comes to anyone who isn’t a straight, white male. While this fact isn’t news to anyone, it has increasingly been brought to the forefront of our nation’s social consciousness in the past few years.
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Hollywood, book publishing, and other media outlets are designed to give audiences stories that they will want to take in, but, all too often, the system that is used to determine whether or not a narrative will connect with readers and watchers — and, therefore, whether or not a particular story will ever see widespread distribution — neglects to consider the audience as a diverse blend of people who enjoy good stories.
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Women are funny — if you don’t think so, you need to find a sense of humor.
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REMEMBER that whole #likeagirl campaign from a few years ago? Where the teenage girls and boys run like buffoons when asked to run like a…
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AMONG ALL OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT #OSCARSSOWHITE, the fact that the Oscars are still, as they always have been, so very male was left out…
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ACTRESS MALIN AKERMAN is convinced ageism is causing a plastic surgery epidemic in Hollywood. Stars including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dakota Johnson, and Dame Helen Mirren have…
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Screen Queens is LadyClever’s new roundup featuring feminist entertainment headlines from stage and screen each week: innovative portrayals and story arcs, sketches and comedy, appearances, awards, and more. Maggie…
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THERE’S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT when picking Sara Saedi’s brain on being a successful female writer. Saedi started her career as a young television…
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